'I have been asleep for forty years. This is what I need: this fear, this risk, this wind rocking my wings. This is what I have been missing. This is what it means to be alive - up here, on the edge of death.' Cat Munro's safe, carefully-controlled world as a corporate lawyer in Phoenix is disintegrating, and she is diagnosed with panic disorder just before her fortieth birthday. In a last-ditch attempt to regain control of her life, she faces up to her greatest fear of all: she decides to learn to fly. As she struggles to let go of old memories and the anxieties that have always held her back, Cat faces a choice: should she try to piece her old life back together again, or should she give in to the increasingly urgent compulsion to throw it all away? Several thousand miles away in Scotland, Cat's mother Laura faces retirement and a growing sense of failure and futility. Alone for the first time in her life, she is forced to face the memories of her violent and abusive marriage, the alcoholism that followed, and her resulting fragile relationship with Cat. But then she joins the local storytelling circle. And as she becomes attuned to the mythical, watery landscape around her, she begins to reconstruct the story of her own life ... From the excoriating heat of the Arizona desert to the misty flow of a north-west Highland sea-loch, Sharon Blackie's first novel presents us with landscape in all its transformative power. An honest and moving exploration of the complexities of mother-daughter relationships, 'The Long Delirious Burning Blue' is above all a story of courage, endurance and redemption.

The Long Delirious Burning Blue

Literature & Fiction

Blackie, Sharon

Literary

Riverwitch Press

Enchantment. By Dr. Sharon Blackie’s definition, a vivid sense of belongingness to a rich and many-layered world, a profound and whole-hearted participation in the adventure of life. Enchantment is a natural, spontaneous human tendency ― one we possess as children, but lose, through social and cultural pressures, as we grow older. It is an attitude of mind which can be cultivated: the enchanted life is possible for anyone. It is intuitive, embraces wonder, and fully engages the mythic imagination ― but it is also deeply embodied in ecology, grounded in place and community. Taking as her starting point the inspiration and wisdom that can be derived from myth, fairy tales, and folk culture, Dr. Sharon Blackie offers a set of practical and grounded tools for enchanting our lives and the places we live, so leading to a greater sense of meaning and of belonging to the world. To live this way is to be challenged, to be awakened, to be gripped and shaken to the core by the extraordinary which lies at the heart of the ordinary.

The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of the Everyday

Self-Help

Happiness

Ambrosia

Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life

RADICALLY REIMAGINE THE SECOND HALF OF LIFE\n“There can be a certain perverse pleasure, as well as a sense of rightness and beauty, in insisting on flowering just when the world expects you to become quiet and diminish.” 
— from the book\nFor any woman over fifty who has ever asked “What now? Who do I want to be?” comes a life-changing book showing how your next phase of life may be your most dynamic yet. As mythologist and psychologist Sharon Blackie describes it, midlife is the threshold to decades of opportunity and profound transformation, a time to learn, flourish, and claim the desires and identities that are often limited during earlier life stages. This is a time for gaining new perspectives, challenging and evolving belief systems, exploring callings, uncovering meaning, and ultimately finding healing for accumulated wounds.\nWestern folklore and mythology are rife with brilliantly creative, fulfilled, feisty, and furious role models for aging women, despite our culture’s focus on youthfulness. Blackie explores these archetypes in Hagitude, presenting them in a way sure to appeal to contemporary women. Drawing inspiration from these examples as well as modern mentors, you can reclaim midlife as a liberating, alchemical moment rich with possibility and your elder years as a path to feminine power.

Parenting & Relationships

New World Library

Wise Women: Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond

Wynne, Angharad

Religion & Spirituality

Discover the transformative power of the hidden feminine with this beautiful oracle, and unlock spiritual nourishment, inspiration, and a deeper connection with nature. The Rooted Woman Oracle is a mesmerizing 53-card oracle deck from Sharon Blackie, an award-winning writer and internationally recognized teacher in the field of mythic imagination. Follow the path to unlimited creativity, greater strength and endurance, and create more flow in your life with this magical oracle. Distilling decades of knowledge and wisdom, Sharon has created a unique and magical oracle that entwines three different threads: Places, Allies, and Journey. From the inspirational 'Mountain' to the flowing 'River', you'll experience the archetypal qualities of specific places and take spiritual strength from the land. You'll feel supported by women from Celtic myth and folklore--your Allies--like initiatory Ceridwen and The Cailleach, protector of the wild; and you'll find Journey cards that reflect the different stages of the Heroine's Journey and help you follow your unique mythopoetic path through life. The Rooted Woman Oracle will help you to renew your sacred connection with nature, reclaim your power, and find authentic and meaningful ways of being in this world.

The Rooted Woman Oracle: A 53-Card Deck and Guidebook

Politics & Social Sciences

Women's Studies

Hay House, UK

"I love this book. Truly, it's mind-blowing in the most profound and exhilarating sense." —Manda Scott, author of Boudica and Into the Fire
This is the second edition of a uniquely empowering, international word-of-mouth bestseller about wild landscapes, female mythology, and the challenges facing modern women. It is a book for any woman who has ever lost her way and who sees a wasteland at the heart of modern existence and longs to live a more authentic, rooted life once again.
Sharon Blackie is a writer, storyteller, and psychologist who lives in the hills of Donegal, Ireland.

If Women Rose Rooted: A Journey to Authenticity and Belonging

Personal Transformation

September Publishing

"A deeply evocative and haunting collection... Part rally cry, part warning, part manifesto and all parts enchanting, Sharon Blackie's Foxfire, Wolfskin is a deeply evocative and haunting collection. I want to press this powerful book into the hands of everyone I know and say listen." -- Holly Ringland, author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Charged with drama and beauty, this memorable collection by a master storyteller weaves a magical world of possibility and power from female myths of physical renewal, creation and change. It is an extraordinary immersion into the bodies and voices, mindscapes and landscapes, of the shapeshifting women of our native folklore. Drawing on myth and fairy tales found across Europe from Croatia to Sweden, Ireland to Russia - Sharon Blackie brings to life women's remarkable ability to transform themselves in the face of seemingly impossible circumstances. These stories are about coming to terms with our animal natures, exploring the ways in which we might renegotiate our fractured relationship with the natural world, and uncovering the wildness and wilderness within. Beautifully illustrated by Helen Nicholson, Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women is Blackie's first collection of short stories. "Sharon Blackie has wrought a new-old magic for our times: glorious, beautiful, passionate myths. They show who we could have been, and they give us a glimpse of a world-that-could-be." -- Manda Scott, author of A Treachery of Spies and Boudica

Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women

Social Sciences

September Publishing (UK)

"Mind-blowing. An anthem for all we could be... I sincerely hope every woman who can read has the time and space to read it." -- Manda Scott, author of Boudica and A Treachery of Spies A LIFE-CHANGING JOURNEY FROM THE WASTELAND OF MODERN SOCIETY TO A PLACE OF NOURISHMENT AND CONNECTION. This is the core of our task: to respect and revere ourselves, and so bring about a world in which women are respected and revered, recognised once again as holding the life-giving power of the earth itself. If Women Rose Rooted has been described as both transformative and essential. Sharon Blackie leads the reader on a quest to find their place in the world, drawing inspiration from the wise and powerful women in native mythology, and guidance from contemporary role models who have re-rooted themselves in land and community and taken responsibility for shaping the future. Beautifully written, honest and moving, If Women Rose Rooted is a passionate song to a different kind of femininity, a rallying, feminist cry for the rewilding of womanhood; reclaiming our role as guardians of the land. "Powerful and inspiring." -- Melissa Harrison, author of All Among the Barley

If Women Rose Rooted: A life-changing journey to authenticity and belonging

<h3>Beautiful, rich short stories, drawing on myth and folklore to bring to life women's remarkable ability to transform themselves in the face of seemingly impossible circumstances.</h3> 'A book for all the wild women ...&nbsp;Foxfire, Wolfskin&nbsp;is simply the most perfect thing. I love each and every placement of each word. Love the wildness, the shapeshifting, the fearsomeness of it.' Jackie Morris, co-author of&nbsp;The Lost Words 'She lived fully, my fox, and I envied her with all my heart. I wanted to dance with her, sister or lover, across the snow-clad vastness of this land. Together, we'd create the Northern Lights. For that is what foxes do - racing over the fells, whipping up the snow with their tails, the friction of it sending up sparks into the midnight sky. This is what makes the aurora's glow.Revontulet, we call it: foxfire.' Charged with drama and beauty, this memorable collection by a master storyteller weaves a magical world of possibility and power from female myths of physical renewal, creation and change. It is an extraordinary immersion into the bodies and voices, mindscapes and landscapes, of the shapeshifting women of our native folklore. Drawing on myth and fairy tales found across Europe from Croatia to Sweden, Ireland to Russia, these stories are about coming to terms with our animal natures, exploring the ways in which we might renegotiate our fractured relationship with the natural world, and uncovering the wildness and wilderness within. Beautifully illustrated by Helen Nicholson,Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women is Blackie's first collection of short stories. 'Sharon Blackie has wrought a new-old magic for our times: glorious, beautiful, passionate myths. They show who we could have been, and they give us a glimpse of a world-that-could-be.' Manda Scott, author of A Treachery of Spies&nbsp;and&nbsp;Boudica 'A deeply evocative and haunting collection... Part rally cry, part warning, part manifesto and all parts enchanting, Sharon Blackie'sFoxfire, Wolfskin&nbsp;is a deeply evocative and haunting collection. I want to press this powerful book into the hands of everyone I know and saylisten.' Holly Ringland, author ofThe Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

For any woman over 50 who has ever asked 'What now? How do I wish to age?' comes a life changing new book showing how your second half may be your most dynamic yet. Rich with the combination of myth, landscape and eco feminism that took her earlier work If Women Rose Rooted to cult status, Hagitude reclaims the mid years as a liberating, alchemical moment from which to shift into your chosen, authentic and fulfilling future. Drawing inspiration from mythic figures and archetypes as well as modern mentors, Sharon Blackie plots a liberating new path into elderhood.

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The Long Delirious Burning Blue

The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of the Everyday

Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life

Wise Women: Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond

The Rooted Woman Oracle: A 53-Card Deck and Guidebook

If Women Rose Rooted: A Journey to Authenticity and Belonging

Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women

If Women Rose Rooted: A life-changing journey to authenticity and belonging

Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women

Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life